I am a single professional. No familial obligations ( spouse / partner, children, pets etc ). I am shocked though that the rental prices are excruciatingly high. I managed to find a decent condo with all the amenities that I need ( gym, pool ) bc I train everyday for 1/3 of my salary.katbh wrote:+1. More than ample, especially if you are single. You could eat out every night on this.
Wow! This is highly encouraging! A family of four, plus dog, at 3.5 K is pretty impressive. I have read a few posts on other forums and of course, opinions from friends, acquaintances, strangers about living in Singapore and they seem to say that $ 3 K is ok for a single person, which made me think about the expense of living in Singapore.Hannieroo wrote:Our money is overseas and we only bring in what we use. So, average food, entertainment etc for a family of 4 with a dog is around 3.5k for us. I don't skimp on toiletries, booze, cleaning products or food, we run a motorbike and do a fair few activities and eat out at least twice a week. I'm sure if we added in travel and clothes it would add up to 5k a month but again, that's for a family.
I find no matter where you live accommodation is usually the biggest hit. But here seems to be not that more expensive than the UK. A night out with a meal and a taxi costs the same but is distributed differently.
Ah, thank you for your input. Judging from most of the replies on here, it is actually much more encouraging than I thought.zzm9980 wrote:The biggest expenses here for foreigners is roughly:
1) Housing - $2.5k-$25k a month, likely 3.5-5k range for an average unit.
2) School fees for children - ~$3k per child per month? +/- 20% based on the school, discount for additional kids, but always going up.
3) Personal vehicles - $1k-$2k per month for an average non-luxury/non-performance vehicle. On the low end, $1k is something like a 1.3 liter Honda Fit/Jazz. Thats cost per month, road tax, insurance, not counting petrol, parking, ERP (tolls).
If you have those three covered or they're not applicable, $5k is plenty of money for someone single. You could blow through it every month, but you'd have to make a pretty decent effort. Based on my lifestyle when I was single( mid 20s male from California), I would estimate going I would use ~$2000 SGD a month at the very most for eating out every night (mix of cheap/hawker food and moderate sit downs), coffee (I drink a lot, ~$15sgd a day now), and moderate drinking once or twice a week.
It really depends on how simple of an accommodation you're willing live in; I have a number of Filipino colleagues that spend approximately $300 on rental.Vidatrix wrote:I am a single professional. No familial obligations ( spouse / partner, children, pets etc ). I am shocked though that the rental prices are excruciatingly high. I managed to find a decent condo with all the amenities that I need ( gym, pool ) bc I train everyday for 1/3 of my salary.katbh wrote:+1. More than ample, especially if you are single. You could eat out every night on this.
Vidatrix wrote:Ah, thank you for your input. Judging from most of the replies on here, it is actually much more encouraging than I thought.zzm9980 wrote:The biggest expenses here for foreigners is roughly:
1) Housing - $2.5k-$25k a month, likely 3.5-5k range for an average unit.
2) School fees for children - ~$3k per child per month? +/- 20% based on the school, discount for additional kids, but always going up.
3) Personal vehicles - $1k-$2k per month for an average non-luxury/non-performance vehicle. On the low end, $1k is something like a 1.3 liter Honda Fit/Jazz. Thats cost per month, road tax, insurance, not counting petrol, parking, ERP (tolls).
If you have those three covered or they're not applicable, $5k is plenty of money for someone single. You could blow through it every month, but you'd have to make a pretty decent effort. Based on my lifestyle when I was single( mid 20s male from California), I would estimate going I would use ~$2000 SGD a month at the very most for eating out every night (mix of cheap/hawker food and moderate sit downs), coffee (I drink a lot, ~$15sgd a day now), and moderate drinking once or twice a week.
a) My rent is $ 2850 per month for a rather large, nice 2-bedroom condo with complete amenities -> Covered by employment.
b) No school fees ( No children, unmarried, single )
c) No car fees ( I don't drive as I enjoy cycling, running and work is fairly close )
So the $ 5000 is just for my pocket, so to speak ( this is the amount AFTER I have also paid utilities, internet, mobile phone and one monthly bill in my home country ).
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